MissMincePie&Brandy
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My Tb would be dead within the week ......
For fun: how well would your horse survive in the wild??
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YellowHorse
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My TBx would be fine.
He was out till he was 4 anyway, and hes so cheeky naughty and arrogant nothing would faze him and he is so tough. He would befriend horses that could help him and ignore ones that couldn't. His temperature rarely changes and he becomes a fluffy monster in the winter.
While he is friendly, he would probably not go up to humans and would certainly not get caught!
He was out till he was 4 anyway, and hes so cheeky naughty and arrogant nothing would faze him and he is so tough. He would befriend horses that could help him and ignore ones that couldn't. His temperature rarely changes and he becomes a fluffy monster in the winter.
While he is friendly, he would probably not go up to humans and would certainly not get caught!
fidleyspromise
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My 2 are alert, break their ice, rummage for grass under snow and Tilly likes to eat gorse and strip them of their bark.
Tilly loathes being in and Fidley was on the new Forest for a few months as a foal.
They both look like hairy yaks and in not fenced in, would be able to find suitable shelter, therefore being wild would suit them both to a tee!
BUT they're mine so no wild is claiming them!
Tilly loathes being in and Fidley was on the new Forest for a few months as a foal.
They both look like hairy yaks and in not fenced in, would be able to find suitable shelter, therefore being wild would suit them both to a tee!
BUT they're mine so no wild is claiming them!
Renvers
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Lol
My TB would turn to crime - housebreaking to steal carrots and mints and then finding a big barn for him and all the mares he would acquire - he is a babe magnet on the yard!
My youngster would probably knock ondoors till soeone took pity on her.
They both love their creature comforts too much
My TB would turn to crime - housebreaking to steal carrots and mints and then finding a big barn for him and all the mares he would acquire - he is a babe magnet on the yard!
My youngster would probably knock ondoors till soeone took pity on her.
They both love their creature comforts too much
SpockkyBoy
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No problem! Mammoth coat, good do-er, hardy feet, definitely one who likes his space and intruders within his space were definitely seen off and couldn't care less if it was raining/snowy/windy outside!
Sarah1
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Not good! Yes, he grows a hairy mammoth coat and lives on fresh air but he's frightened of nothing and almost completely spook free so I suspect a predator would make short work of him!
He is a master at using brute strength though so that might help him...
He is a master at using brute strength though so that might help him...
GinaGeo
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The spooky Connie would be fine. He'd spot anything that was out of the ordinary from a good distance. Just like he spots that jumps in the arena have moved before he's left the stable, and is already convinced they'll eat him. So no predators would get near his herd. He'd be friend's with everyone and certainly wouldn't starve. He's sound, quick and sure footed so he'd be just fine. He's a devil for chasing our cats out the field as well, and there have been some hairy moments when we thought he'd got them. He never has, but they don't venture in anymore!
The Welsh x TB would be eaten. Although he's very tough and isn't rugged with very good feet, he's far too inquistive for his own good and shows no fear. He gayly trots up to anything scary, to formerly introduce himself and make friends. And whilst this appreciated in a domesticated environment I don't think he'd fair too well, going to say hello to a lion.
The arab, would be where you left him, too scared to move, doing a little jig, in a panic as night fell. He'd then chip his hoof, pull a tendon and fall in a bog. If that didn't finish him off he'd die of hypothermia without a rug one, or starve without his three feeds a day. He can't cope with living out 24/7 without shivering, and whittling at the gate to come in. He'd rather come in overnight on his own than stay in the field with everyone else...
So no predators would get near his herd. He'd be friend's with everyone and certainly wouldn't starve. He's sound, quick and sure footed so he'd be just fine. He's a devil for chasing our cats out the field as well, and there have been some hairy moments when we thought he'd got them. He never has, but they don't venture in anymore! The Welsh x TB would be eaten. Although he's very tough and isn't rugged with very good feet, he's far too inquistive for his own good and shows no fear. He gayly trots up to anything scary, to formerly introduce himself and make friends.
And whilst this appreciated in a domesticated environment I don't think he'd fair too well, going to say hello to a lion.The arab, would be where you left him, too scared to move, doing a little jig, in a panic as night fell. He'd then chip his hoof, pull a tendon and fall in a bog. If that didn't finish him off he'd die of hypothermia without a rug one, or starve without his three feeds a day. He can't cope with living out 24/7 without shivering, and whittling at the gate to come in. He'd rather come in overnight on his own than stay in the field with everyone else...
SplashofSoy
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Would last about 30 mins before squatting in someone elses stable and stealing thier food. If he couldnt do that would probably find something to self harm and without the aid of drugs would die quite quickly!
FairyLights
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my PB arab would do just fine,my heavy cob wouldnt! He enjoys his home comforts.
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My TB would love it, he hates rugs and grows a coat like a yak which I have to clip off.
He's a good doer and quite bright and resourceful and good at finding food. When it was snowing last year, he was the one digging under the snow for food or had his head stuck in a hedge when the others were standing at the gate asking to come in.
He is sociable and fairly dominant so if would integrate himself into a herd quite quickly and if you put him somewhere like the New Forest he would lead the begging committee to mug tourists for food.
He's a good doer and quite bright and resourceful and good at finding food. When it was snowing last year, he was the one digging under the snow for food or had his head stuck in a hedge when the others were standing at the gate asking to come in.
He is sociable and fairly dominant so if would integrate himself into a herd quite quickly and if you put him somewhere like the New Forest he would lead the begging committee to mug tourists for food.
tallyho!
Following a strict mediterranean diet...
Yes I reckon mine would, he's pretty resourceful and leader of the pack.
annunziata
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Moose would be RIBBISH!!!! He would not be easy pray for any preditor but he would be bottom of the pack be totally beaten up and would want to come home. There would be hooves banging on my front door after 1 night xx
Spotsrock
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Beau would miss her warm ruggies and chauffer driven horsebox, not to mention bucket feeds and neatly plumped bed each night. I think she'd come home pretty quickly.
Sonic would be great but I think he'd miss his snuggles a bit. He was tough and hardy when he arrived in august but a clip and hog later, I appear to have cuddled him partially into submission!
Lottie would have dealt with it a treat but at 32 I think she'd love it for a day or 2 in the summer but be really angry the first cold day that tea didn't turn up!
Sonic would be great but I think he'd miss his snuggles a bit. He was tough and hardy when he arrived in august but a clip and hog later, I appear to have cuddled him partially into submission!
Lottie would have dealt with it a treat but at 32 I think she'd love it for a day or 2 in the summer but be really angry the first cold day that tea didn't turn up!
JenTaz
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I dont think taz would, he's scared of the long grass moving in the wind, doesnt cope well with differnt types of ground, can injure himself without touching anything, and isnt a fan of other horses so the rest of the herd would forget he existed and leave without the big woose!
mulledwhine
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Hmm, mine would be fine, ish, in summer, untilthe winter came and then he becomes a big girls blouse and ' wants his mummy' lol funny little thing xx
Cobiau Cymreig Wyllt
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My young sec D would be absolutely fine - he is 'well 'ard'. He was living wild until 18mths old in May this year - he wintered out by himself eek in one of the most exposed part of Wales and was fine...he's only just getting his head round the 'human thing' he might have trouble in a herd tho, having been weaned early and traumatically, he is bottom of our small field herd...he's also sharp as a good 'un, having been feral and hasn't lost that wild instinct yet, so wouldn't take much to get there again....
sec A would have been fab last year, again he was wild for the first 18mths, and coped magnificently in the 6 weeks of minus temps and thick snow...now he has been cossetted for a year and wimped out, so don't fancy his chances so much...
my big sec D boy...only just getting to know him, but he's been left to his own devices quite a lot in life and was a stallion until 6 yo so reckon he could cope..tho have sneaking suspicion he has 'likes to be pampered' tendencies!
eek in one of the most exposed part of Wales and was fine...he's only just getting his head round the 'human thing' he might have trouble in a herd tho, having been weaned early and traumatically, he is bottom of our small field herd...he's also sharp as a good 'un, having been feral and hasn't lost that wild instinct yet, so wouldn't take much to get there again....sec A would have been fab last year, again he was wild for the first 18mths, and coped magnificently in the 6 weeks of minus temps and thick snow...now he has been cossetted for a year and wimped out, so don't fancy his chances so much...
my big sec D boy...only just getting to know him, but he's been left to his own devices quite a lot in life and was a stallion until 6 yo so reckon he could cope..tho have sneaking suspicion he has 'likes to be pampered' tendencies!
tallyho!
Following a strict mediterranean diet...
Blimey how do you pronounce your username???.?
Cobbysmum
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Mine would survive if he just had mares to deal with but he doesn't like geldings, oh and he would still have to come in every night, I can feel his eyes boring into me to put him in his stable at the moment even though he's a couple of hundred yards away lol
Cobiau Cymreig Wyllt
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TheBayMonkey
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I'm not sure how mine would last. He's practically a goat and would go over any terrain, barefoot and never go footsore or lame. He could spot a predator and run far away, fast. He'd be the herd's boss' right hand man and will constantly be told off for being annoying but he has his uses so they'd put up with him. He's not a good doer in winter so would need haylage.
ShadowFlame
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He wouldn't. He'd be trying to make friends with everything.
springer1021
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She wouldn't - nobody has told her that she's actually a horse and is meant to be outside, she doesn't do wind, rain, snow, sun or mud!
Madam Min
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The first thing mine would do would be to look for her stable and her big bed and haynet and if she couldn't find it she would have a major tantrum and some big predator would come along and have her for lunch. That's about how long mine would last in the wild!
ps if she didn't have the appropriate rug on you wouldn't get her there in the first place!
That sounds like my girl, she is such a diva!
jinglejoys
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Wouldn't worry Malaga one bit!..Doesn't do stables or shoes,happy with grass and watch out preditors!
ausipaliboi
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I'm sure that if the boi had been born wild he would be fine, he can spook at his own shadow even before it appears! Mind you, with his tendancy to fight to protect his mares (yes, despite being a gelding) he wouldn't play nicely.
However if I was to turn him out wild now he wouldn't go far. If he went too far away from me who would protect him from the wild horse eating monsters that lurk around every blade of grass
However if I was to turn him out wild now he wouldn't go far. If he went too far away from me who would protect him from the wild horse eating monsters that lurk around every blade of grass
QueenOfCadence
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Mine would be 100% fine - infact I think he might enjoy it and gather a couple of mares... Until it starts to rain. He HATES the rain (more specifically he hates to get wet), he also hates the sound of thunder and lightening spooks him. So as long as he found a perfectly little rainless, puddleless, thunder and lighteningless world - he'd have a ball
. He HATES the rain (more specifically he hates to get wet), he also hates the sound of thunder and lightening spooks him. So as long as he found a perfectly little rainless, puddleless, thunder and lighteningless world - he'd have a ballcaramel
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He wouldn't! He hates the cold, doesn't like puddles, refuses to go out some mornings and wants to be in after a hour or two! Doesn't like getting wet, or windy days, or anything remotely autumnal/wintery!
Much prefers his home comforts... he wouldn't do well at all! If you can let him go that is.
Much prefers his home comforts... he wouldn't do well at all! If you can let him go that is.
NicoleS_007
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I think mine would be fine ... until she came across a hungry dog!! She likes to investigate new animals, but apart from that shes a good doer and is quite quick witted.
LeneHorse
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Mine would be fine mentally but her crappy feet would let her down and the predators would scoff her. She would only survive if she had my farrier with her but it would be a bit unfair send him into the wilds too.
hol089
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He'd be so busy eating he wouldn't even notice predators at first, and then when he did he'd try and eat them also, fat piglet He is quite hardy though, cold weather, rain and snow no problem.
He is quite hardy though, cold weather, rain and snow no problem.